Elden Ring's Secret Monsters You've Never Seen! | Deep Sea Lore

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Deep within the world of Elden Ring are monsters that lurk in the sea. The oceans of the lore hold secrets that have yet to be explored and may never be understood. Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by fantasy writer George R. R. Martin.
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Sea Monsters
4:19 The Oceans
7:30 Water and Death
10:04 Conclusions
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[@davebarlow2939]

Can't remember where it was but before release Myazaki did an interview and was asked about the sea monsters on the map. His reply was that he couldn't talk about them at that time. If they had nothing to do with content for the game I think he would simply have said so. Based on that I think sea monsters will have a significant role in the DLC.

[@TheCrewExpendable]

Yeah it might have been specifically about the tentacles on Godfrey's axe.

[@ArclinusCastoral]

I recall something about the map sea monsters being removed to avoid confusion that the players would be able to fight them. It would also make sense to hide DLC themes, tho. 🤔

[@jefftheindianchief8279]

Especially considering how merman-like Godwyn's soulless husk looks. Deathroot cultivates well within crabs in particular, which means that Godwyn's influence could spread across the sea, potentially into foreign lands. I smell sequel bait.

[@carpetlayenful]

It might also be because game crosses come close, but never connect. There are key items, characters, or points of time. That just miss in just one aspect, but all others do work. You know just like real life culture and religion in social memory compared to historical occurrence.

[@isopodslug6365]

Or maybe another dlc not specifically shadow of erdtree

[@monstergirlsupremacist9534]

Miyazaki has wanted to do a sea monster battle since at least DS1, what became the Hydra, though I remember reading that he was disastisfied and wanted something bigger. Maybe we'll see that desire realized in the DLC.

[@elleofmusic]

I sure got so excited seeing all the wrecked ships, and was absolutely certain something would come up out of the sea in the area on Weeping Peninsula where all the corpses are just meandering on the beach. Another point towards water/ocean=world of the dead is that in Celtic lore, Manannan mac Lir is someone akin to the lord of the dead, and he lives in the ocean, which to him appears like a field full of magical horses that can traverse both land and water. Definitely has me thinking of the field of wheat, and all the horseshoes on posts in the image we have for the dlc.. 👀

[@Tale_swapper]

Wouldn’t even be surprised if the hydra makes a new appearance and that’s the jumping off point for taking a boat to somewhere “under the shadow of the erdtree;)”

[@ABrushWithPaint]

No one gonna mention that at 2:30 the creature with the 'goofy face' is basically Godwin? It's the same upside down visage on a long fish body found both below Stormvale Castle and in the area where you find Fia at the end of her questline. Also, for my money, those many-legged fish instantly remind me of the Sniper Shrimp/Lobster/Crayfish from Liurnia and the sewers below the capital...

[@Tackitt]

The moon and water are closely connected in some way. The Carians built circular pools specifically to reflect the moon. I've always thought maybe the reflection acted as a portal for them to go there. There's also the inverted tower which has a similar theme of traversing the reflection. The sky and the cosmos are one.

[@grayestrat]

Also Renallas phase 2 arena is a huge water area

[@DanielGarcia-rx3kt]

If we consider the huge influence alchemy has on this game you can consider the connection of Sun/Faith/Fire/Sulfur and Moon/Intelligence/Water/Mercury and how they are opposites to each other. in this way you can see how water is also tied to the moon. Water is also tied to Scarlet Rot. In Shinto beliefs, flowing water is said to get rid of impurities whereas stagnant water breeds disease and curses. Scarlet Rot and Poison only exist in places where water doesn't flow and the Blue Dancer Charm talisman talks about how the blind swordsman that taught Malenia was taught by a blue river fairy to fight with a flowing sword to purify the stagnation.

[@lurksmcgee]

the moon and water are closely related in real life mythos as well, including the fact that it's commonly known the moon controls the tides on earth

[@wonders7580]

or like how the moon naturaly is the attractor for all water on earth

[@aaronhogan4824]

I like how you quoted the choir in this. I believe elden ring seeks to connect the soulsverse, godwyns crucible changing into a waterlike dead god reminds me of the dream that aldrich had leading to a deep sea prophecy he concluded upon

[@adamblue2980]

Godwyn's aquatic death theming is reminiscent to me of Aldrich's coming age of deep waters from DS3. I love how From revisits and reimagines ideas again and again, and yet keeps them fresh!

[@colinp.4638]

Right his legs were more like a mermaid fin or something right?

[@GODLYOPINIONS]

Godwyn the goldens legs got cursed by death root and became mermaid legs.

[@noonyabeezniss4911]

Yet never actually do anything with it It really suxx man

[@jessejames3600]

​@@noonyabeezniss4911to be fair, they give us alot though, I always want more also but try to remind myself that they can't give us everything even though I want it

[@lunarrvx]

I hope they explore the ocean in the DLC. What are your thoughts?

[@dropkoo]

bring sekiro swimming! in heavy armor :D

[@quantumastrologer5599]

If they do a under water level i will never buy a form soft game ever again.

[@CallMeEchoGD]

"flashbacks to sniper lady from fountainhead"

[@Patrick-bn5rp]

@@quantumastrologer5599 what if it was like... An underwater city? Like in Bioshock where it's flooding a little bit, but can be traversed on foot?

[@TheSUGA1202]

I want a meteorite or a moon crashing on the sea and gravity magic terraforming in a way that it looks like moses opening the sea. You could see water elevators and walls of water were you could see through all the sea creatures.

[@MK-vi2cm]

There's an interview Miyazaki did with Edge magazine before the game came out that actually validates your theory. In the interview Miyazaki was asked about the importance of water in the narrative and he said it was very important but didn't give away too much in the way of story details.

[@Ziostorm]

I remember that, didn’t he also mention that the pattern on Godfrey’s axe was symbolic of water? I need to reread that

[@dropkoo]

It has some relevance with Godwyn for sure. Something potential with the Eternal Cities too.

[@MK-vi2cm]

@@Ziostorm I can't remember to he honest, I remember he did get asked about Godfrey specifically in that interview though

[@MK-vi2cm]

@@Ziostorm I looked it up it was actually his Edge magazine interview, its on the elden ring reddit on the 4th slide. I edited my og comment to fix it

[@muramasa870]

​​@@Ziostormt literally looks like tentacles of Kraken monster

[@GriffinTwo]

I don’t think all of this is a coincidence because everything you said is pretty much connected, and i’m a huge fan of Japanese sea monsters.

[@wrasse1155]

As a student of marine bio, I really love how the majority of aquatic horrors in these games are invertebrates like crustaceans and mollusks. They're amazing creatures, and I love fighting giant versions of them 💖

[@Finnsta]

I’m surprised at how quickly you brushed over the elden beast fight. I think the arena and form the elden beast takes ties super well into the theme of the ocean being tied with a spirit world.

[@loofy530]

The world of the dead being connected to water is definitely interesting and fitting. The ocean deep is to us such an unknown place, and just like death, diving into the dark is a terrifying mystery.

[@Hawkeye_Gough]

i want a pirate souls game with sea monsters, mixed with bloodborne aesthetics, i would never need another game again.

[@EepyGirlLava]

Oh my god I would destroy a small to medium nation for this

[@flufflez013]

Aldrich’s age of deep water has finally come!!!

[@EldenLord.]

Ever since DS3 I want an ocean themed DLC or even game by From Software. Cause one of the most fascinating lore aspects of DS3 was Aldrichs Age of the Deep Sea to me. So I really hope they make use of that massive ocean surrounding The Lands Between.

[@chriskotte8468]

We need a legacy dungeon that is a ship!

[@valentinvas6454]

Hell yeah. I could totally imagine a Titanic sized wooden fantasy ship with several floors to explore. Splinter Cell Double agent had a 2 missions that took place on a huge ships and Shadow of the Tomb Raider also had an optional area that was a big old ship. I adore this kind of stuff.

[@BrassPetals3Voices]

I can definitely see water playing an important part in the DLC. The Lands Between are beset with kegare - the defilement and pollution of death (among other pollutants created during the shattering). Godwyn’s body is itself kegare as a result of his murder and spreads through the lands. Still water is a marker and breeding ground for kegare as well - most all those tainted places have still waters except for places we transition from one place to another *in a coffin* on a waterfall. To clear kegare the one responsible for it must be the one to purify it through rituals involving clean moving water like rivers and waterfalls. Though the Tarnished was not directly involved, as Elden Lord they could represent the avatar of responsibility and thus be tasked with clearing the corruption of kegare throughout the Lands. Food for thought! (Or Water, that is).

[@Devi1Admon]

Given how the combat system works, I imagine any deep sea bosses we’ll fight will be stranded on a beach, or perhaps the Tarnished can jump into a unique underwater boss arena that lets us breath safely?

[@MaidenlessScrub]

Sekiro dies -> arises in The Lands Between as a tarnished -> teaches us how to swim and dive -> profit

[@kristopher5620]

Why there's already one mini boss that you fight in water granted it's not deep but still

[@packabowl3888]

Its crazy how much water we have in the map but we cant explore it, talking about these games, almost everything is there for a lore reason, specially in elden ring where you can “go there if you see it”, so i find strange how big and detailed the map is when you open it but can’t access to those places… yet

[@flamingmanure]

" where you can “go there if you see it” yup, this statement applies the most to ER than almost all the other games combined! even ds1 doesnt even come close to matching up to it in that regard. hopefully well get ocean themed areas in the dlc.

[@lilboigreasy]

Sea/Large/deep bodies of water have been a pretty consistent theme in Fromsoft games, hopefully with the dlc they explore it. I want some waterthemed Elden Ring bosses.

[@JMarling3590]

The water in the Elden Beast and Rennala fight more so I think has to do with their back story. Rennala is the Queen of the Moon, The Elden Beast seemingly comes from space. The water maybe there because the Moon can manipulate the currents in the Oceans. I also wonder if there will be different paths you can go down based on which ending you selected. Maybe more watery content for finishing Rani’s quest line.

[@shogomakishima7224]

Roderica came to the lands bewteen from outside via ship. I think she is the only tarnished that came from the present while all other tarnished traveled from the past.

[@LordOfChaos.x]

Samurai class is also from present and okina too

[@shogomakishima7224]

@@LordOfChaos.x I would say that when it comes to Okina we can't claim for sure that he was tarnished. I don't think it is ever mentioned in the game and he never visits the roundtable hall. I don't think it was ever mentioned either that only tarnished can become bloody fingers. When it comes to the samurai class.. well it is a person who comes from the Land of Reeds but perhaps we could argue that he came to the Lands Between in the times of Godfrey and then was banished alongside with him?

[@shogomakishima7224]

@@LordOfChaos.x Actually what am I talking about? All bloody fingers had to be tarnished because they all sacrificed a maiden to join.

[@brian_unx]

The amount of detail in this game is staggering. How they keep it all together as a development staff is even more so.

[@maalikwholaughs3941]

Since Dark Souls 2 the Deep Sea theme with underwater temples, that also came in Bloodborne with the Eldritch Great Ones, and Dark Souls 3 with the "The Deep" and the so called Age of the Deep Sea, and Elden Ring with many aquatic like enemies. Im convinced that we will explore the Deep accursed Eldritch Sea one day as a full fledged game.

[@vladislavgilyov6626]

Where did we have an underwater temple in DS2?

[@SixBeark]

I appreciate that you are continuing to ask these questions. I find it absurd that people seem to think there are not more lore answers to find.

[@hatearmy]

"If you enjoy these lore DEEP DIVES..." heh, I see what you did there

[@loureed1226]

big ups hate army

[@AutonymousTube]

I hope so

[@hatearmy]

@@loureed1226 good vibes to the hate army

[@jaywills5898]

I remember coming across ur channel a while ago and u only had maybe 10 or 15,000 subscribers. I hopped on pretty early and have watched u grow and get better with each video. Granted u had some theories that I couldn’t get behind but it’s good to see u get bigger and bigger. I’m sure if not before the dlc or even armored core u will hit 100k my guy. Keep up the good work bro

[@incarceratedtoast5725]

Another thought is that when you get in coffins in the underground you’re pushed off down water falls to reach the city where Godfrey’s body and the undead dragon are. And there are other coffins left opened and closed at the base of the waterfalls meaning people had a habit of casting the dead and those seeking death off in to water to the depths

[@TheHogfatherInvades]

The monsters of all time!

[@nmfoxx]

This is it-this is the vid I've been waiting for! Give me that sweet sweet deep sea lore

[@magicoddball1452]

if only there was a really powerful mentor who utilizes a sword based on flowing water.

[@EOP02]

Great video as usual very thought provoking. Made me think of the fact we literally begin each journey laying in water. Water as symbology is replete across numerous art forms. Always enjoy the content and the considerable effort to bring something worthy to the laden table of ER topics.

[@theemeraldgecko310]

One of the best lore videos to date, another great video!

[@nomercy8989]

I was honestly hoping the game would have a lot more sea monster themes and even areas in it when I first saw the corpse of Godwin under Stormvaile. Even the axe of Godfrey has a spiky tentacle motive on it.

[@TheDankShrimp]

I love how one of the only sea or water Monsters that we see are crabs, land octopus and crayfish and they are colossal, imagine the rest of the creatures we have no knowledge of.

[@draw2death421]

Technicly we also have Basilisks. Yeah they dont seem to have much to so with water but In Real life Basilisk Lizards (also known as Jeesus Lizards) can run on water.

[@PatrickO971]

This actually sounds awesome. I would love to have a sea monster/ocean themed DLC, that would be so cool!

[@painhurtssometimes2185]

Ever since Ash Lake I’ve wanted an ocean focused DLC. Blood borne just exacerbated that feeling lol

[@SoggyDogqy]

Not only is Umibozu a sicc name, the “monster habitat do not approach” is also horrifying. Let’s go OCEAN MONSTERS

[@aroudingo]

I miss the Closed Netwrok test PVP ahaha, it was so fun that no one really knew what they were doing

[@zachdoubled6166]

Ive platinumed this game and have put over 400 plus hours into it and I've never noticed the waterfall that connects Caelid and the Mountaintops, not on the map nor in person in game. That's wild

[@jamesbagwell8643]

Thank you for these videos, I think you have the best Elden Ring content on the platform.

[@jormunr7263]

awesome video man!

[@superpunkgohan]

As someone with pretty severe thalassophobia I really hope there aren't deep sea monsters in the DLC, unless you can fight them above ground or in shallow water. Sekiro was terrifying enough having to swim by the giant fish, but if Elden Ring DLC features any underwater sections or ocean traversal I may not be able to bring myself to play it. P.S. Thanks for introducing me to my new nightmare, Omibozu; that's creepy as hell and I'd shit my pants if I saw that in a game. 😅

[@The_Gaba_Ghoul]

I’m right there with you man. I had to put a video on my other screen during that part of Sekiro and even then I was terrified beyond rational thought. I want like hell not to have to deal with the ocean in ER.

[@czupryndaniel]

Same here, deep/unclear underwater is my nightmare. As a kid I was scared of every "big water" moment. For example in Crash Bandicoot 3 there was an underwater map and "middle of the ocean" map. NOPE

[@superpunkgohan]

​@@czupryndaniel Yeah water has always freaked me out too. My big "nope" moment was playing Star Wars Shadows of the Empire on N64. There's a sewer level and the water is murky and nasty and if you fall in there are monsters that try to kill you. I managed the whole level without falling in but when you walk into the final boss area it's a closed chamber that starts filling with water. You HAVE to go underwater to fight the giant monster. The very first time I saw the room filling with water I paused the game and quit the level.

[@superpunkgohan]

@@The_Gaba_Ghoul Ah man, sorry to hear that. The only way I was able to do it was to look a video up online of someone playing that section just to see what would happen first. It was still terrifying when I did it but at least I knew what was coming, so at least the element of surprise was gone

[@The_Gaba_Ghoul]

@@superpunkgohan yeah everything surrounding the great carp was pure terror, even the feeding times and especially when it smashes that bridge. I did everything I could to kill that thing the as soon as possible, and even tried for a long time to find a cheese jump to the feeding area without swimming through. I’ve played through Sekiro enough now where generally I know now how to pass through that area with minimal exposure, but there’s still major anxiety about it when swimming out to that rooftop with the old lady on it to get the carp in position. God, fuck fountainhead.

[@davidhunter1555]

Godfrey's Axe has an octopus/tentacle motif that is rarely discussed.

[@hieih8]

What I think about the relationship with Rennala and the water in the boss fight is because at this stage of the fight she is able to summon spirits, so it kind of makes sense.

[@LovelessDogg1]

This is gonna sound strange so bear with me. It's all just speculation based off some old cut content I don't really see many people talk about. (probably because it's not very well known) Umibozu could also be a remnant of DS3 since development took place congruently, as such there are a ton of ideas that bled over from one to the other. For example, I've seen a few early beta maps of DS3 and in areas where giant enemy crabs should be, there's a completely different enemy altogether. These maps are left over from a state of development when the crabs didn't exist in DS3. So I have a good reason to believe that the crabs are actually an Elden Ring asset and didn't actually originate from DS3 because they are the only enemy in the game that not only makes zero sense in the world but still has the same stagger mechanic that their ER counterpart does. Now, how does this relate to Umibozu? Well, in DS3 the older version of the Aldrich boss fight was very similar to the Phalanx fight in Demon's Souls. He would crawl from out of his coffin halfway through the fight with the Decons of the Deep and just sludge around like a blob while the congregation takes the offense. When the game's story changed entirely they needed a new boss to be in Anor Londo, they shuffled a few things around and Frankensteined a new Aldrich boss using already existing assets. (The top half of Lothric wearing a funny hat and some slime enemies all mashed together) In the lore, this Aldrich makes mention of having "dreams of a deep sea" so if we take this bit of info and add the old version of the boss you get something that's supposed to be an Umibozu type monster. That old ER map could have been from a period of development where it was a reference to that version of him. If future DLC does involve the sea, I think whatever version of Aldrich that used to be in DS3 will show up again in ER. From isn't above reusing unfinished ideas in DLC or future games. I mean, literally every game is filled with reused assets. Even ER's compass is in an old build of Bloodborne and it would be used while exploring the Chalice Dungeons, which not surprisingly used to be part of the main overworld like they are in ER. I don’t know, maybe that all sounds way too stupid. Lol

[@rexsybimatrimawahyu3292]

Knowing there are ship wrecks yet The Lands Between has no harbor at all, really makes me wondering what's life out of the Lands Between. Is there any entity similar to the Greater Will out there? Or is there a continent that dedicated to worship one God or one belief only? Or even an entity that has bigger influence than The Greater Will itself? Is there an event similar to The Shattering that its still going on out there? How differ or how far the civilization out there compared to The Lands Between?

[@NoConsequenc3]

we know a little bit the land to the north is filled with mercenaries the land of the samurai is "the Land of Blood" and is likely ruled by The Great Mother (the same one Mohg prays to)

[@jacobisterrible]

Awesome video i hope we get some deep sea boss fights somehow,we go everywhere to every peak in elden ring from underground to way high in the mountains and everywhere in between besides the sea and as scary and as much as deep sea imagery and potential boss fight is freaky to me im crazy excited to see that potentially

[@sethrose1632]

Probably late but congrats on 100k subscribers! That's incredible!

[@tobymcgroby8967]

Now this, was a damn good one! So fascinating 👍👍

[@comradekenobi6908]

10:40 "it didn't dive into that theme" i see what you did there 😂

[@canotajman]

Exploring some sort of ocean or flooded underwater caves with giant sea creatures in the background would be amazing.

[@mTealeaf]

You mentioned the Octopus.. but even scarier are the Shellfish! Those Lobster snipers and DS3 Crabs, O My.

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Them going shadow of the collosus having us slaying giant sea serpents would be AMAZING but i have my doubts, though i do hope we get a dark souls continuation after the end of the age of fire that fcouses on the age of the deep.

[@dustinschulz1302]

What if the reson for all the ship wreaks. Along with the big water fall, and water/death related stuff, is because there was like a water god who lowered the sea level suddenly. Or because the tide being connected to the moon might have something to do with Radon and Ronnie quest line, and releasing the stars

[@PhilipMcCrotch]

This dlc needs to come out. Elden Ring content creators are starving

[@jackm9006]

Great video! I really hope they expand on some of these themes in the DLC.

[@bamcr1218]

3:49 this picture elicits a very strange and uniquely spooky feeling in me for some reason

[@thecatosaurus]

The idea of getting some ocean related content is extremely exciting!

[@happyphiri4237]

I wonder if the boats will eventually be usable in game in the dlc Edit: Perhaps the use of water could tie in with lovecraftian themes???

[@colorgreen8728]

They better be

[@jesusisunstoppable4438]

Coffins

[@joeyjones9041]

Would be sweet

[@DanielGarcia-rx3kt]

@@jesusisunstoppable4438 eh, they're a bit rocky for boats.

[@Mikey-zj8bn]

I'm still convinced that one beach with all the walking dead has to have something going on no ones just figured it out yet lol

[@tomschlaiss5735]

Interesting video and would be really cool to see more water areas and creatures

[@vonbrendt01]

I think there will possibly be many expansions to Elden Ring. They did talk about keeping it profitable for the foreseeable future. The only way to do that is with multiple large expansions.

[@joeyjones9041]

That would be cool, every two years release a huge, absolutely huge DLC, I'd be down for that.

[@buckyhurdle4776]

I think if they want to keep Elden Ring going as an IP they should just update and expand the base game and not release a full second title, and then I think they can be fully done with the Dark Souls RPG style of game and move on to other things

[@vonbrendt01]

@@joeyjones9041 yeah something a kin to World of Warcraft. But single player focused obviously. I really like the idea of expanding the game instead of sequeling.

[@Onethonone]

Great video.

[@colorgreen8728]

It is highly likely that the rusted anchor references our boat and that we never left in very early builds of the game, as the Kenneth haight’s father’s quest dictates as he says he was surprised to see a tarnished as they all left on the boats, except for us apparently

[@usamimi-no-majo]

Considering the world of the living as we know it is called "The Lands Between", the world of Death might be called "The Seas Below" or some such. That would also make the cosmos the realm of the gods, "The Stars Above" if you will, which DEFINITELY checks out, considering most of the Outer Gods are themed on celestial objects. Blessings rain from the sky, while Death and curses pool beneath the world.

[@the_bongalicious_brothers7376]

This is very cool, in all the fromsoft games ive never even given thought what absolute eldritch horrors might inhabit the oceans of its world

[@madscientixx4417]

Some time ago you made a video about from soft's future speculating there could be a deep sea themed game by from soft and I feel strongly about it, I think from soft is testing things for now and such a game can be seen in the far future

[@troycoley-cn5bb]

Another Fantastic Video

[@FamicoYT]

Easily the best souls lore channel, man.

[@gganticgary]

good catch!

[@_ElisDTrailz]

With the chairs in the water and the numerous boats wrecked just off shore and that waterfall, it gives me the impression the land was once much larger and got flooded for some reason.

[@spufyy5936]

It’s like a whole new world opened up.

[@MrPangahas]

I think having water in Rennalas stage fits the theme since the moon is associated with rise and fall of tides

[@johnyiannacopoulos639]

Rennala constantly being revived might have to do with her being in the water if it's a crossing that she can go back and forth from through rebirth Amazing video, been pondering the seas in ER for a hot minute now, really hoping to get some aquatic themes in the DLC

[@innerfire211]

A cemetery shade fits the description of Umibozu, fairly well, in regards to their appearance.

[@tufo6306]

The other significance water has is it’s connection to scarlet rot… Melania’s mentor was had a flowing water style, hence her learning waterfowl dance, it’s believed the flowing nature of water helped her fight off the rot as something that is stagnant by nature

[@saint0004]

I think your points are convincing. I agree. Great work

[@stephenmartland-buck9590]

Even though i couldnt imagine breaking the lore down in the depth that you do, on my first play through i too found this water theme. When i reached elden beast i thought wow this is the big reveal, like bloodborne's twist. I was disappointed of course and didnt really think much more of it. I would love for the dlc to revolve around this and the story/dream of miquella.

[@SackofWoe]

In my opinion you're missing the mark a little bit on death and it's connection to water. Life and death is a cycling process in ER lore. The Ed Tree is a force that manipulates that process (manipulates water) for its own purposes. The moon and ocean symbolize the water cycle in a natural state without outside interference. Stagnant water (Rot) symbolizes a complete halt of the process, letting unsavory things develop. Cursed water (those who live in death) is water that moves around but is unable to fulfill its purpose of restoring life. The Frenzied Flame wants to remove water all together and be done with the processes of life and death. And from what I gather The Lord of Blood wants to replace water (a spiritual force) with blood (and purely physical force) Basically Life completely without death. But I'm not very confident on this last point.

[@sebastianmoscoso9404]

So on the map alone theres lots of boats and whirlpools and clouds and tiny places everywhere, i wonder if those will all be accesible in the dlc

[@NickCombs]

Well, there's the themes of flowing water symbolizing life and stagnant water, death. That doesn't explain much beyond the theming of Godwyn, but the oceans are far more still than they once were, going by the map and what we actually see when exploring. The great falls seem to be a sort of barrier to prevent entry to Leyndell via the sea. If we're to accept the idea of the Lands Between being the inner world of the mind, then the ships, whirlpools, and sea serpents can symbolize ideas that are having trouble reaching consciousness. So the falls could symbolize the core beliefs being closed off.

[@kainzweifell1366]

about the Rennala Arena: the boss we are fighting is something like a spirit/ghost (from what I gathered with Ranni's interference in the fight), also she is the "Queen of the full Moon". Us seeing a full moon in the Arena could be a hint on the gravitational pull on water, bringing the high tide and the border between the worlds closer so she can summon her Spirits to protect and fight for her.

[@poisonapricot]

Sea monsters being cut content makes sense because there’s a beach where a big group of the zombie-like enemies kind of just wander around

[@eldestjester4808]

West of the church of Ella, along the beach not far from the sleeping Kaiden enemy is a mysterious purple cloud mass that rest at the edge where the shore line and drop off meet. It's isolated in a particular area and doesn't spread away from that spot. I suggest going at night despite it being visible during the day just to get a better view of it. I have always found it strange that this foggy mass just sat there but with all you have brought to light perhaps this may have a connection.

[@abigcupofwater]

Good eye, looking at it right now and it is super weird. It almost looks like something that was supposed to go along the whole shoreline that was removed? Hard to imagine they'd miss such a big chunk if so Weird

[@eldestjester4808]

Yeah it's been bugging for a while and when I came across this video figured I'd share.

[@ToxicAndFriendly]

Great vid. New Sub.

[@thorn.fieldnsta]

Bloodborne had the Fishing Hemlet/Kos thing, Sekiro also had this whole waters from the Fountainhead Palace/Mibu Village, I do hope we get a deep sea lore, area or boss in the DLC with Godwyn 🙏🏼 I remember being sad we don't get to beat him, get an aquatic weapon/armor based after beating him

[@Pensnmusic]

What was up with the area you fight the two gargoyles? That seemed... watery.

[@gvd72]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that noticed the theme of water from previous games. Before the game came out, and even when I was playing it for the first time, I was expecting a fishing village on the map somewhere. But I was surprised there wasn’t one.

[@thorn.fieldnsta]

Not to mention Malenia and the Blind Swordsman thing, with "brisk waters as fluid and flowing" opposite to the putrefaction of Malenia. The Haligtree is watered with Miquella's blood yet waters runs clear at it's foot with even flowers/lilies sprouting. We get water things in Elden Ring but that's still too little in my humble opinion. Fingers crossed we get something deeper in the dlc.

[@DylanZZ3]

And in dark souls, 3 Aldrich was dreaming of an age of the deep sea

[@fajile5109]

In blood borne you are already underwater when the game starts. You get to the surface near the end of game and can look down and see the city. Though the water surface in that game is more like literally metaphorical water.

[@xpirate16]

Me: I love Elden Ring and any new content is awesome! Also me who has crippling fear of the ocean:

[@kurisu1204]

3:48 THAT JUMP SCARED THE SHT OUT OF ME!

[@manicmusician7672]

If they add swimming into the game and underwater bosses that would be immaculate

[@should_296]

"strange things happens at seas or so im told" -alexander

[@Anonymous_world5000]

That Sea Serpent looks terrifying!

[@midnalefay9741]

There's also the fact that the crimson rot causes the land to take on a more sea-like appearance, with coral and whatnot

[@danielhogue4327]

I've been trying to figure out the ships sense I first seen them and the only thing I can think of is it will take you to one of the DLCs that big cloud in the middle of the map

[@3amhondacivic]

The character creation mentions crossing seas in the Seafarer description as well.

[@di4mgaming115]

Didnt they say the DLC was meant to be two expansions? What if Miquella is just "half" of it and the other half is sea themed like many other leaks said?

[@sebastianmoscoso9404]

The sea theme could be foe godwyn. What if the helphen is actually an underwater realm?

[@Neptunequeen42]

I think there literally is land across the sea from the lands between, whether this place is metaphysical or an actual continent you still need ships to get here and to leave. Given that the map reflects a lot of the terrain changes that came about after the shattering, specifically the big hole in Leyndell, it's probably a post-shattering map and the ships all represent different tarnished coming here, since we know there's been a long period of time of tarnished being called here by grace. It's probably well-known that tarnished will often sail to the lands between.

[@Tacttactification]

Casual Metroid Prime music, love it.

[@OrdoMallius]

I need more lore on the Deep from dark souls

[@NorthWolf97]

I wonder if they will do anything about the massive whirlpool south of Mt. Gelmir as it looks to have a massive stone or ship in the middle of it.